A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically…

4. Submission or subjection to Parental discipline, with all lowliness of mind^(f), acknowledging their coercive authority: and therefore are Children obliged with patience to bear their Parents rebukes; whether verbal or real; considering in charity they design good. The ignorance, imperfection, and corrupt inclinations of Children born in sin require Parents animadversion, and the Children's submission both to their Admonitions and Corrections. (1.) Their Admonitions; when in their watchful inspection they give check unto exorbitant behaviour, and lay restraints upon their Children, who should indeed stand in great awe of those reproofs and threats, which do arise from Parents displeasure. When Jonadah's posterity were tempted to act in complaisance with others, their Fathers forewarning kept them in awe, that they did not violate his appointment^(g); and so upon doing amiss, an ingenuous Child will amend. There should be shame upon a Father's frown and discountenance^(h): yea, though Parents should be out in the matter, as well as manner, and be too quick in their rebukes, as it should seem Jacob was with Joseph for his dreams, not considering what signal motion of God was in them; yet the Children should bear it as Joseph did⁽ⁱ⁾, and as Jonathan did his Father's unkind exprobation^(k). It is true; Jesus took up his Mother in one instance, but it was in his Heavenly Father's cause, which he was concerned in as God-man^(l): Yet in other cases, they should not only bear, but amend upon admonition: as Moses did upon his Father in law's dislike of that task he took upon himself alone^(m); whereas on the other hand Ely's Sons slighted their Father's reproof⁽ⁿ⁾